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The Traditonal Bowyer's Bible, Volume 1

The Traditonal Bowyer's Bible, Volume 1

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Book
Review: Great book for anyone starting out in making bows, Some of the terms are confusing but in the 3rd volume I think there is a glossary.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best Most Complete Bowmaking Book Out There!
Review: I am very new to bowmaking (I've done it for about 3 weeks). I recently bought this book and WOW it is absolutely great! It could use a glossary, but they explain their terms very carefully in the text as you go through. Starts out with a few stories, lets you know that even pro's occasionally hit stumbling blocks, and tells you how to avoid them! I am very excited by and about this book and would highly recommend it to anyone seeking to learn about the history, lore, and how-to of bowmaking.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best Most Complete Bowmaking Book Out There!
Review: I am very new to bowmaking (I've done it for about 3 weeks). I recently bought this book and WOW it is absolutely great! It could use a glossary, but they explain their terms very carefully in the text as you go through. Starts out with a few stories, lets you know that even pro's occasionally hit stumbling blocks, and tells you how to avoid them! I am very excited by and about this book and would highly recommend it to anyone seeking to learn about the history, lore, and how-to of bowmaking.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very cool book, with lots of info
Review: I bought this for my Dad, who is into bows. It has tons of information about the history of ancient bow making, arrows, all kinds of stuff. I only browsed through it, but I can tell you that if you are interested in getting into making your own kit, you should get yourself these bowyers bibles to start.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Keep history alive
Review: I'm at a loss for words. Absolutly fantastic. I searched and I searched for scraps of information on this subject, and finally ran across this book. I was completely overwhelmed by all the well-presented information the authors managed to pack into 300+ pages. Two sleepless nights of solid reading passed and now I seem find my way into the forest to cut bowstaves every time I leave the house.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: the beginning bowyers goldmine
Review: If, like me, you find yourself searching the internet endlessly for articles on making longbows, composite bows and everything in between, then look no further. Together, the three volumes in this set would have to be among, if not THE the most valuable texts on making archery tackle that there is.

The photographs are in black and white, but they are excellent quality, and often appear within the well bound covers. Detailed illustrations also accompany the well thought out and clearly presented text. A lot of thought went into the production of these books, and I must say that the effort payed off.

Living in another country and studying with no job, I had to save every bit of loose change I had for about 18 months to get these books, and they were worth every cent.

I recommend these three books to all who aspire to one day loose arrows from their own hand crafted weapons of antiquity.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Very entertaining and complete, but not too well organized
Review: Technical accounts from experienced bowyers, interspersed with war stories on bow making and bow hunting. Chock full with - black and white - pictures of bows, bow details and key operations in bow making. Each author's/bowyers' idiosyncrasies are given much leeway. On the downside, this book is not for the complete novice. Many technical terms are used without explanation, and a basic understanding of wooden bows is required.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Extremely valuable information for making bows
Review: The amount of information in this book is staggering. I never knew that there was so much to know about turning a piece of wood into a bow. This book covers it all. It contains very detailed information about different woods, wood selection, tillering, wood grains, bow physics and theory. This book seems to be focused mostly on flatbows. But, the information is invaluable regardless the style of bows you intend to build.
The amount of information in this book may be a little daunting to the beginner, but I would highly recommend it to anyone thinking about building a quality bow of any style.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A must for everyone who loves bow-building
Review: The entire set of Bowyers Bibles are wonderfull.I must have read them all cover to cover a dozen times over the years, The information is invaluable to the novice and the serious bow builder.I especially love Tim Baker (the wildman)of bowyers he's always challenging the rules,and rewriting them.As a woman bowyer I understand challenging the rules.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A must have for lovers of the old style bows....
Review: The Traditional Bowyers Bible is the best book on the subject I have read so far on this interesting subject. All 3 volumes are worth having, but this one, the first volume, offers the beginning bowyer a complete course in building a wooden bow. I disagree with an earlier reviewer of this book on its value to the beginner. I am a novice bowyer (bow-builder) if not a novice archer, and I thought the book was especially valuable. In fact that seems tobe exactly the person Hamm and the other contributors to this book seem to have had in mind....All three books come under the heading of "don't miss", but this one in particular is a "DON'T miss"...


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